Stories and Scars from Timor-Leste

"O timorense sabe como é ser esquecido", diz Luke Henriques-Gomes, o que lhe ajuda a ser mais empático em sua profissão de jornalista.

"O timorense sabe como é ser esquecido", diz Luke Henriques-Gomes, o que lhe ajuda a ser mais empático em sua profissão de jornalista. Source: Supplied

August is time to remember the 1999 Timor-Leste independence referendum, which brings strong emotions to East Timorese. We spoke to journalist Luke-Henriques Gomes, born in the community in Melbourne, for whom the struggle for independence is part of his family history


Luke Henriques-Gomes
Source: Supplied

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